Read the excerpt below from the speech “i am prepared to die” by nelson mandela and answer the question that follows. i hold a bachelor’s degree in arts and practised as an attorney in johannesburg for a number of years in partnership with oliver tambo. i am a convicted prisoner serving five years for leaving the country without a permit and for inciting people to go on strike at the end of may 1961. at the outset, i want to say that the suggestion made by the state in its opening that the struggle in south africa is under the influence of foreigners or communists is wholly incorrect. i have done whatever i did, both as an individual and as a leader of my people, because of my experience in south africa and my own proudly felt african background, and not because of what any outsider might have said. what biases does mandela reveal that the reader must consider when evaluating evidence given by mandela in the speech? a. he disagrees with the state that foreigners and communists are influencing political struggles in south africa, so he is a communist. b. he reveals he is a lawyer and therefore cannot be trusted. c. he reveals he has been convicted of crimes and that he is influenced by his personal experiences as an african in south africa. d. he claims he is the leader of his people, so he would be biased for his people.

Read the passage from sugar changed the world. but it is in india, where it was used as an offering in religious and magical ceremonies, that we have the first written record of sugar. long before the first pyramids were built in egypt, the ancient sumerians traded with the people of harappa and mohenjo daro, who lived along the indus river. unfortunately, we are still not able to read the writings left behind from those ancient cities. so the first documents telling us about life in that region come from a much later period. these hindu sacred teachings were probably first gathered together sometime between 1500 and 900 b. c., and were carefully memorized. only hundreds of years later were they finally written down. the hindu writings tell us of a religion in which fire was extremely important. people believed that the gods gave fire to human beings. yet fire was also a way for humans to reach the gods. by placing offerings in a special fire, a priest could turn them into smoke and send them on to the gods. five ingredients were selected for this special burning: milk, cheese, butter, honey, and sugar cane. which details would best fit in a summary of this passage? select two options. "in india . . it was used as an offering in religious and magical ceremonies" "the first written record of sugar" "long before the first pyramids were built in egypt" "gods gave fire to human beings" "a priest could turn them into smoke and send them on to the gods"